- [countable]
a deep round container used for cooking things in 锅 
pots and pans 锅碗瓢盆 You'll need a large cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. 你需要一个盖得很紧的大锅。
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingb1Cook gently in a covered pot for 3–4 hours. 盖上锅盖，用文火煮 3 到 4 个钟头。 He could hear the pot bubbling on the stove. 他可以听到炉子上水壶沸腾的声音。 Put all the ingredients in a large pot. 把所有的配料放进一口大锅里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cooking
- cover
- stir
- boil
- bubble
- pie
- roast
- for the pot
- in a/the pot
- into a/the pot
- …
- pots and pans
- [countable] (especially British English)
a container made of glass, clay or plastic, used for storing food in （盛食品的）罐，瓶，壶，盒 
a pot of jam 一罐果酱 a yoghurt pot 酸奶罐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ceramic
- clay
- earthenware
- …
- grow something in
- plant something in
- fill
- …
- be filled with something
- be full of something
- contain something
- …
- plant
- in a/the pot
- into a/the pot
- pot of
- …
- [countable]
(especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词 a container of various kinds, made for a particular purpose （某种用途的）容器 
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensb1Plants in pots require more water than you might think. 盆栽植物所需水分比你想象的要多。 She filled the pot with boiling water. 她给茶壶倒满了开水。 a clay pot full of oil 装满油的陶土罐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ceramic
- clay
- earthenware
- …
- grow something in
- plant something in
- fill
- …
- be filled with something
- be full of something
- contain something
- …
- plant
- in a/the pot
- into a/the pot
- pot of
- …
- [countable]
the amount contained in a pot 一罐，一瓶，一壶（的量） They drank a pot of coffee. 他们喝了一壶咖啡。 I had such a craving for marmalade when I was pregnant that I ate a whole pot in one day. 我怀孕的时候特别想吃橘子酱，一天就吃了一整锅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- steaming
- fresh
- coffee
- …
- brew
- make
- put on
- …
- in a/the pot
- pot of
- [countable]
a bowl, etc. that is made by a potter 陶盆；陶罐；碗 The newly made pots are glazed when they are completely dry. 刚做好的陶罐在干透后上釉。
- the pot[singular] (especially North American English)
the total amount of money that is bet in a card game （一局纸牌游戏的）赌注总额，全部赌注 - the pot[singular] (especially North American English)
all the money given by a group of people in order to do something together, for example to buy food, or available for a particular purpose 凑集的资金；凑集的钱 - [uncountable] (informal)
cannabis (= a drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, which gives the person smoking it a feeling of being relaxed) 锅： 大麻（一种由大麻植物的干叶和花朵制成的药物（在许多国家/地区是非法的），使吸烟者感到放松。pot smoking 吸大麻
- (also potshot)[countable] (informal)
a shot that somebody fires without aiming carefully 乱射；盲目射击 - [countable]
(in the game of billiards, pool or snooker 台球、普尔或斯诺克 the act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table 击球入袋 - [countable] (informal)
a pot belly (= a large stomach that sticks out) 锅： 锅肚
for cooking烹饪
container容器
money钱
drug毒品
shot发射
in billiards, etc.台球等
stomach腹部
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 7 and noun senses 10 to 11 late Old English pott, probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French pot; of unknown ultimate origin (compare with late Latin potus ‘drinking cup’). noun sense 8 1930s: probably from Mexican Spanish potiguaya ‘cannabis leaves’. noun sense 9 1950s: abbreviation of potshot.
Idioms
a crock/pot of gold
a large prize or reward that somebody hopes for but is unlikely to get 不大可能得到的大笔奖赏（或报酬）
go to pot
in the melting pot
- (especially British English)
likely to change; in the process of changing 要起变化；处于变化之中
the pot calling the kettle black
- (saying, informal)
used to say that you should not criticize somebody for a fault that you have yourself 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步；乌鸦说猪黑
pot luck
when you take pot luck, you choose something or go somewhere without knowing very much about it, but hope that it will be good, pleasant, etc. 碰运气；撞大运 It's pot luck whether you get good advice or not. 能不能得到好的指点那就全靠运气了。 You're welcome to stay to supper, but you'll have to take pot luck (= eat whatever is available). 欢迎你留下来吃晚饭，不过你得有什么就吃什么了。
pots of money
- (British English, informal)
a very large amount of money 大笔的金钱；巨额款项
put a quart into a pint pot
- (British English)
to put something into a space that is too small for it 将…置于容不下之处 Writing a history of the world in a single volume is like putting a quart into a pint pot. 单卷本写世界历史就像把一夸脱放进一品脱的罐子里。
a watched pot never boils
- (saying)
used to say that when you are impatient for something to happen, time seems to pass very slowly 心急水不开（越心急，时间过得越慢）